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Drought conditions have led to California wildfire escalation, says expert

The manager of the National Fire Protection Association in Denver, Thomas Welle, on Wednesday said that California's issue with wildfires has escalated over the past three years.

"It's all about conditions, and we've been having these drought conditions in California for I think about six years," Welle told Hill.TV's Buck Sexton and Krystal Ball on "Rising."

"I believe last spring they had some good rainfall, which causes a lot of growth, but once the water shuts off, everything dries out again," he said. "We've had three years of pretty bad fires in California, and they just keep kind of escalating to where we are today," he said.

A former campaign staffer on President Obama's 2008 campaign is urging Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) to "own" her policy positions, saying such a move will help regain her momentum in the primary race.

College students named Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) the winner of Thursday night’s third Democratic presidential debate, according to a Chegg-College Pulse poll conducted immediately following the event.

The founder and host of the left-leaning online show "The Young Turks" named tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) as the top winners of Thursday night’s Democratic primary debate.

The founder of the progressive online channel "The Young Turks" on Friday criticized former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro for going after former Vice President Joe Biden during last night’s debate, saying the move was too aggressive.

A top campaign official for Sen. Bernie Sanders told Hill.TV on Thursday that the Democratic presidential candidate not only has both the right ideas to move the U.S. forward and the courage to carry them out.

A Trump campaign aide on Thursday said in an appearance on Hill.TV that every time 2020 Democratic presidential contenders take the stage the president wins, adding that many of the White House hopefuls are “alienating” voters with policy proposals such as the Green New

Republican strategist Lauren Claffey said Wednesday that Wall Street and others have become fearful about the possibility of Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) becoming president because she’s built a reputation on taking on big banks.

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) and former tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang have been climbing in the Democratic presidential race, while the three front-runners – former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Sen.

Times are dark. The world is troubled. Something called "black rod" is destroying our greatest ally. Let’s indulge if you will join me in a plausible fantasy of sorts. You ready? What if Bernie Sanders won Texas?

An overwhelming majority of voters said in a new national survey that they prefer their elected official to reach across the aisle to find solutions rather than stick to working with members of their own party.